IMAM HASAN BIN
ALI AL ASKARI
Peace be on you, O Abal Hasan, Ali ibn Muhammad, the pious guide,
the bright light, and also mercy and blessings ofAllah! Peace be on
you, O the sincerely attached friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O the
confidant of Allah! Peace beon you, O the rope of Allah! Peace be on
you, O he who belongs to the family chosen by Allah exclusively
forHimself! Peace be on you, O the good of Allah! Peace be on you, O
the intimate friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O thetrustee of Allah!
Peace be on you, O the proof of Allah! Peace be on you,O the dearest
beloved of Allah! Peace be onyou, O the light who gives light to the
other lights! Peace be on you, O the pride of the virtuous! Peace be on
you, Othe son of the upright! Peace be on you, O the essence of the
purified! Peace be on you, O the argument of theBeneficent! Peace be
on you, O the essential of the faith! Peace be on you, O the master of the
faithfuls! Peacebe on you, O the guardian of the pious! Peace be on
you, O the symbol of guidance! Peace be on you, O the ally of
theGod-fearing! Peace be on you, O the mainstay of the religion! Peace
be on you, O the son of the lastProphet! Peace be on you, O the son of
the first successor! Peace be on you, O the son of Fatimah Zahrathe
prime leader of the women of the worlds! Peace be on you, O the faithful
trustee! Peace be on you, O the favouritesymbol! Peace be
on you, O the innocent God-fearing! Peace be on you, O the
decisive argument over all people of every age and clime! Peace be on you,
O he who studied and interpreted the Holy Quran! Peace be on you, O he who
taught to distinguish between lawful and unlawful! Peace be on you,O the
guardian who always gave sincere advice! Peace be on you, O the
evident example! Peace be on you, O the bright star! I bear witness, O my
Mawlaa, O Abal Hasan, that, verily you are the decisive argument of Allah
over the mankind, His representative among the people, Histrusted
administrator in His lands, His witness over His servants, I bear witness
that, verily, you are the wordsof piety, door of guidance and the safe
handle, you are the evident proof for those who are on the earth and for
thosewho are deep down the layers of the soil; I bear witness that,
verily you are infallible, free from defects, theidentity of Allah's
grace, the preferred choice of Allah to demonstrate His proofs, the
spokesman of Allah, theessential principle who protects the people,
and on account of whom the social life sustains itself and grows; Isay
under oath, O my Mawlaa, that I have faith in you, your forefathers and
your children, I follow all of you inmy personal affairs, in my
religious performance, in my day-to-day conduct; my return and my
destinationalso are the same as yours . I make friends with those who
befriend you, I strive against those who oppose you; I believe in all of
you, whether invisible or visible, in those of you who came first; in
those of you who came last . My father and mother are at your disposal,
Peace be on you . And also mercy and blessings of Allah .O Allah send
blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad, and send blessings
on Thy faithful demonstrator, Thy sagacious representative, Thy chosen
trustee, Thy sincerely attached guide, Thy Right Path, the most important
approach, the just and equitable course, the light of the faithfuls
hearts, the friend of the God-fearing, the comrade of the sincere, O Allah
send blessings on our Masters, Muhammad and his Ahl ul Bayt, and send
blessings on Ali bin Muhammad, the infallible guide, free from errors and
faults; he kept himself aloof from temptations and served Thee, tumult and
discord seized him, troubles and sorrows surrounded him, thoroughly tried
and tested, (but) he endured without complaint; the spiritual guide of Thy
servants, the blessing for the human civilization, the destination of Thy
mercy, Thou entrusted him with Thy wisdom, he led unto Thy Paradise, gave
knowledge and wisdom to Thy created beings, and showed them the right
path, whom Thou chose, preferred and elected to take the place of
Thy Prophet among his ummah, and gave him the responsibility of keeping
intact the prescript of his religion. So, he confidently accomplished the
onerous task of his succession, let it grow and spread, strengthened its
hold, difficulties did not confuse him, complications did not obscure his
judgement, he examined and exposed intricate issues, sealed the loopholes,
carried out that which has been made obligatory, O Allah just as Thou made
him a source of delight for Thy Prophet, raise him to the highest height,
give him the most fitting reward that suits him, bless him, convey our
greetings and salutations to him. and give us, on account of our
love for him, Thy bounties, favours, amnesty and approval,
verily, Thou art the owner of superabundant benefits and
bounties.